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walmart puts nuns on threat list 2007-05-06 21:12:00 satan's five and dime, aka walmart, has identified a new, major security threat
: nuns.yes, nuns, as in the benedectine sisters of san antonio texas. (there are nuns in texas? and that's not news in itself?) The sisters have raised questions on wages, human rights, health care and thepay disparity between CEOs and workers. They believe that's why Wal-Mart haslaunched a surveillance operation on the small church group. well, i suppose there is reason to this...satan would find nuns a threat, right?
how does one rust on their laurels? 2007-05-10 16:23:00 actual phrases from my american history textbookBY MARISSA SKUDLAREK- - - -Seemingly the farmer had only to tickle the soil with a hoe and it would laugh with a harvest.England ruled the waves and waived the rules.Some of the ranking generals were semisenile heirlooms from the Revolutionary War, rusting on their laurels.What other power would have spurned the imperial domain of Texas? The bride was so near, so rich, so fair, so willing… Nine long years were surely a decent wait between the beginning of the courtship and the consummation of the marriage.Lincoln nearly impaled his opponent on the horns of a dilemma.Chester A. Arthur was a wealthy, handsome widower who enjoyed a richly stocked wine cellar and a wardrobe that included eighty pairs of trousers.The steer was king in a Cattle Kingdom richly carpeted with grass. But what the Lord can giveth, the Lord also can taketh away. Cowboys slowly gave way to plowboys.The free and unlimited coinage of wordage.Wall Street became a waili
bush nominee spouts lasanga of racism 2007-05-10 14:24:00 meet henrietta holsham fore, your current undersecretary of state for management! she has been nominated by the president for the vacant position of "Deputy Secretary of State and Administrator of the US Agency for International Development" (that's s job title). unfortunately for her (and the folks in developing countries that the position is in charge of aid for), someone when ahead and did some actual research and found a racist lecture she gave in 1987 that pretty much hits all the stereotypical racism buttons:at the time, fore was the owner of a manufacturing facility in Los Angeles, she remarked in a lecture that "she had trouble keeping black assembly-line workers from going 'back to the street to earn more money' selling drugs." Fore had also said "she had found Hispanic workers to be lazy, white workers resentful of having to work with machines, and Asians, while very productive, likely to move on to professional or management jobs."at wonkette.com, they had an interestin
let's hear it for the crazy dude from alaska! 2007-05-10 03:54:00 he was the highlight of the democratic debate, fmr. sen. mike "potted plant" gravel (d-alaska) has now made the headlines again with this statement:"If a couple of lesbians or gay men want to get married, and they love each other, they should have the right to do that and enjoy all the legalities in our society that go along with that. I have no problem with that at all. I think that people who create these problems of homophobia and the likes of that do us a disservice...We are all human beings and one of the things that should motivate us, most of all, is love."well done, crazy alaskan dude.your move, hillary.
nothern ireland government actually forms 2007-05-09 06:36:00 wow, some good news to report...i was not quite sure this day would ever come when i would read the headline old foes join forces at last to share power at Stormont. this would seem to symbolically end "the troubles" in northern ireland that have so violently rocked that area for decades since the dissolution of the northern ireland government and creation of direct british rule. it is ironic to note that on a day when former blood enemies ian paisley and sinn fein's gerry adams sat down and peacefully (and in some cases while smiling and laughing) formed a government, that: The only conflict of the day came at the gates of Stormont when police clashed with anti-Iraq war protesters objecting to Tony Blair's presence.if all they are fighting over in northern ireland anymore is iraq, then this seems like a good omen for the future.
obama or o'bama? 2007-05-13 23:35:00 barack obama may have irish ancestry? and who says there's no such thing as the black irish...
cnn, you tease! 2007-05-12 16:54:00 even cnn can't tell president bush and tony blair apart.
dr. laura to military wives: "stop whining!" 2007-05-17 17:13:00 i've been saying this for a while, but it's good to know someone else thinks dr. laura is one of the worst people in the world, as if being your kid's mom makes your opinion the only one that matters. from countdown:Dr. Laura, speaking to Army families at Fort Douglas said military wives
who "are stressed out and unhappy about the prospects of their husbands, you know, getting killed in Iraq need to take a new approach. Quote, he could come back without arms, legs or eyeballs and you‘re wining? You are not dodging bullets, so I don‘t want to hear any whining? That is my message to them."So first we find out you are not a relationship doctor, just a physiologist. And now we find out you are not even a human being? Laura Schlesinger, today‘s Worst Person in the World.couldn't have said it better myself, keith.
jerry falwell died? so what... 2007-05-16 15:53:00 who really cares about that rev. of intolerance who died when there's a new story about coultergeist's voter fraud case? i mean come on kids, get your priorities in order already!and what makes it all the better is that it now appears that the fbi agent who used his authority to try and clear the junk-toting-stick-figure of wrongdoing is actually female impersonator coutergeist's former boyfriend!yes, you read that right, former boyfriend...i'm guessing this fbi agent may have gotten his own little personal crying game experience from coultergeist.
rupert murdock says drinking beer causes global warming 2007-05-15 14:51:00 really? this from the guy who has made al gore-bashing a family-friendly hobby? oy...let's just all stop drinking and we'll save the planet, right? if you're really that concerned rupert, why don't you cut down some of the hot air being spewed on fox noise or in the new york post? save the polar bears, fire bill o'reilly! there's an idea. Read more:causes
another gonzo staffer quits 2007-05-15 14:42:00 another guy at the justice department (who isn't alberto gonzalez) quit yesterday...paul mcnulty, deputy attorney general, "announced his plans to leave in a letter to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, citing the financial pressures of having children entering their college years, one official said." riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. and you probably want to spend more time with your family.and could cnn please get wolf blitzer some ex-lax. no man deserves to be (and sound) that constipated for that long...even if you have your own special situation room.
here's an "idol" i will vote for 2007-05-18 02:07:00 countdown is doing a "d.c. idol" (about damn time) contest of 5 of the most hilariously awful politicians singing (in public) videos. go here to vote for your favourite of the five nominees:Colin Powell "YMCA"Rep. Dennis Kucinich "Sixteen Tons"John Ashcroft "Let the Eagles Soar"Karl Rove "MC Rove"Bill Clinton "Imagine"i guess tony mcsnowjob on the jazz flute doesn't count since there's no vocals...i wonder if the winner will get visited by paula abdul? maybe brain dunkleman would be more apropos
homer's been watching too much fox noise 2007-05-22 13:06:00 the simpsons do a nice little bit on fox noise and the so-called liberal media..."did you know that everyday mexican gays sneak into this country and unplug our brain-dead ladies?"
shame, smithsonian, shame on you 2007-05-21 20:58:00 The Smithsonian Institution toned down an exhibit on climate change in the Arctic for fear of angering the U.S. Congress and the Bush administration, says a former administrator at the museum. Among other things, the script, or official text, of last year's exhibit was rewritten to minimize and inject more uncertainty into the relationship between global warming and humans, said Robert Sullivan, who was associate director in charge of exhibitions at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Also, officials omitted scientists' interpretation of some research and let visitors draw their own conclusions from the data, he said. In addition, graphs were altered "to show that global warming could go either way," Sullivan said.really? back to this whole idea that there is any debate about humans causing global warming? believe it or not, there is not two sides to this issue. it's here. we caused it. now we gotta deal. it's a sad day when an institution like the smithson Read more:shame
do you have the balls for this book? 2007-05-21 09:14:00 from crooks and liars: Grand Central Publishing promises that the television pundit's publishing debut "will rival the Bible in importance." Grand Central seems poised to engage in a balls-to-the-wall marketing campaign: "Colbert fears America has lost its balls. He wants to reballify the nation. Even the ladies. Ladies can have balls-lady-balls. They're called 'Thatchers.' Colbert will show you how he got his mammoth swinging sack."it should be out by november...just in time to help fight the war on christmas.
mccain pulls a cheney on a republican 2007-05-20 13:45:00 we all remember when darth cheney told sen. pat leahy (d-vt) to go fuck himself...ahhh, fuzzy senate memories...but john mccain has tried to one-up the dark lord by telling off a fellow republican on the senate floor. during the immigration bill debate, mccain said "fuck you! i know more about this than anyone else in the room" to sen. john cornyn (r-tx) during a heated exchange.i love it when the republicans start eating their own...
fun with the senate immigration debate 2007-05-26 13:41:00 when will senators learn that having visual aides only makes mocking them so much easier...especially when listing famous naturalized immigrants like carlo santana, madaline albright, and dezi arnaz...all misspelled. someone get the senator a damn proofreader already.
1/3 of america still thinks the bible is the literal word of god 2007-05-26 13:31:00 and now to explain this new gallup poll are some facts gleamed from the data, all brought to you by the department of duh!:Those who believe in the literal Bible amount to 31% of adult Americans. This is a decline of about 7% compared with Gallup polls taken in the 1970s and 1980s. It is strongest in the South...duh!There is also a strong relationship between education and belief in a literal Bible, Gallup explains, with such belief becoming much less prevalent as schooling continues....duh! Read more:bible
reason #492 why a former newscaster should not be put in charge of monroe county 2007-05-24 16:52:00 this time, maggie, it's getting personal...A ban on pornographic Web sites at Monroe County libraries was adopted Wednesday, a move expected to preserve county funding for the Central Library of Rochester but leaves library leaders at odds over whether the decision is censorship. The two boards that oversee policies for the Central Library and the county library system were under threat of essentially having the Central Library shut down by County Executive Maggie Brooks over a long-held policy that had let adult patrons — upon request — unblock potentially inappropriate or pornographic Web sites. To satisfy [County Executive Maggie] Brooks and retain $6.6 million in county aid, the Monroe County Library System Board, over the objections of the Rochester Public Library board, approved a new policy recommended by a library task force formed in February.The policy, which is expected to extend to all libraries in the county, calls for using the library's Internet filtering system to Read more:charge
poland behind 8 years on crazy falwellisms 2007-05-29 00:29:00 tinky winky is baaaaaaack...too bad jerry falwell died before being able to see this little chestnut dug up 8 years later by the poles:Poland's child rights ombudsman said on Monday she was investigating whether "The Teletubbies," the British television show for infants, promotes homosexuality."It would be good for a group of psychologists to talk to children about this. We need to examine this. If inappropriate attitudes have been promoted, we need to react," said Ewa Sowinska.In an interview with the weekly news magazine Wprost, Sowinska said the character Tinky Winky was in the spotlight.The plump purple creature is considered male due to his relative height, but carries a handbag."I have heard that this could be a hidden homosexual insinuation," said Sowinska.Poland's deputy speaker of parliament Ludwik Dorn, a conservative Catholic, reprimanded Sowinska, telling her to avoid public statements that could make the ombudsman's office look "ridiculous," said Dorn's spokesman Witol Read more:behind
republican family values: giuliani style 2007-05-28 02:08:00 dateline, new york:so for rudy, family values is more like families values, what with his ex-wife and kids and new wife, judith nathan...but this is one of those stories where the headline says all you need to know about how rudy feels about his family values:Giuliani, Nathan Leave Early To Avoid Daughter At Her Graduationthe kid's graduating from high school and you don't even say hello or stay for the whole ceremony? those are some family values, alright...i know these ceremonies can be boring, rudy, but if boring ceremonies are not for you, then neither is the presidency. and besides, it's your fricking daughter. oy.
alabama apologizes for slavery 2007-06-01 08:42:00 talk about overdue...at this rate they'll apologize for selma sometime in the 23rd century."This proves Alabama is open for everyone and we are ready to improve race relations," said state Rep. Mary Moore, a Birmingham Democrat who sponsored the resolution. "The issue of slavery and its impact on the country had been kept in the closet until a few Southern states said, 'We want to take it out of the closet." in the closet? oh, that's an unfortunately poor analogy...and you're only now ready to improve race relations? and this is a democrat saying this? oy. at this rate, they'll apologize for selma sometime around 2341.
homeland security asks science fiction writers to help prevent terror attacks 2007-05-30 17:42:00 no, really...and from the dude who wrote ringwold...i couldn't make this one up if i tried:Looking to prevent
the next terrorist attack, the Homeland Security Department is tapping into the wild imaginations of a group of self-described "deviant" thinkers: science-fiction writers."We spend our entire careers living in the future," says author Arlan Andrews, one of a handful of writers the government brought to Washington this month to attend a Homeland Security conference on science and technology.Those responsible for keeping the nation safe from devastating attacks
realize that in addition to border agents, police and airport screeners, they "need people to think of crazy ideas," Andrews says.The writers make up a group called Sigma, which Andrews put together 15 years ago to advise government officials. The last time the group gathered was in the late 1990s, when members met with government scientists to discuss what a post-nuclear age might look like, says group member Greg Bear. Read more:security
o'reilly on immigration (read: non-white people) 2007-06-02 13:12:00 in a "conversation" with john mccain, the big talking head did most of the talking, o'liely dropped this precious soundbite on what he thinks the left wants to do via immigration:Do you understand...what The New York Times wants and the far-left want? They want to breakdown the white Christian male power structure of which you are a part, and so am I. And they want to bring in millions of foreign nationals to basically breakdown the structure that we have. In that regard, Pat Buchanan is right. So I say that you've got to cap it with a number.pat buchanan is far right, but not correct, billo...well, he's acknowledging the fact that there is a white christian male power structure, so that's something. but billo, we really don't need millions of foreign nationals to bring the structure down. in fact, the guest worker program will only help further solidify the white christian male (aka corporate) power structure. so basically, bill no likely the non-white people
. but we can't have
you hadn't taken it away by now?! 2007-06-06 13:38:00 yeah, this comes a tad late...about 15 years and thoudands of lives too late. next they'll be giving dear leader a degree for his services to korea."Edinburgh University's Senate has agreed to strip Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe of his honorary degree. It comes after years of campaigning by politicians and students because of Mugabe's brutal regime. In 1984 Robert Mugabe was honoured by Edinburgh University "for services to education in Africa."is 1000% inflation, starvation, and one-party domination a service to africa? apparently it is to the scots. odd.
biblical adam: the bedroom acrobat 2007-06-10 12:39:00 so there's a museum dedicated to creationism... in kentucky (where else?) ... and they made a video about how god created the universe a la genesis...and then this happened:In a video shown at a new museum purporting to demonstrate how God created the universe, actor Eric Linden portrays Adam breathing life's first breath. A jaunt around the Internet shows Linden posing alongside a drag queen on an explicit Web site he owned called Bedroom Acrobat, the Associated Press reports. The Web site allows its network of members to post explicit stories and photos, AP reports. When it learned of Linden's activities with the Web site, the Creation Museum in Kentucky pulled the 40-second video in which he appears. "We are currently investigating the veracity of these serious claims of his participation in projects that don't align with the biblical standards and moral code upon which the ministry was founded," a spokesman for Answers in Genesis, which built the newly opened museum, said in a
senator mousy mcguestworker 2007-06-09 09:40:00 well, the whole debate was a little like a mouse running in a wheel...but still, the democrats really don't need any help looking like captured mice.
stalling for time...or conspiracy theory? 2007-06-13 09:31:00 one of two things: the bush administration really doesn't want to deal with anything "sensible," especially about drugs and students, or bush plans on finding a way to stay in power for twenty more years...or maybe both [*chill*].
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